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Türkiye’s TF-35000 Could Give KAAN Stealth Fighter Engine Independence
Türkiye’s TF-35000 could give the KAAN stealth fighter more thrust and a domestic overhaul base, with the move beyond the U.S. F110 carrying consequences for Turkish Air Force readiness and…
[VIDEO] India’s IL-76MD Lands at Nyoma, Taking Heavy Airlift Closer to China
An Indian Air Force IL-76MD Gajraj landed at Nyoma Airbase at 13,629 feet, demonstrating a way to fly heavy cargo closer to the disputed frontier with China and shorten the onward road…
Eurofighter Targets 24 More Typhoons for Türkiye, With Stakes for NATO Air Defence
Eurofighter is pursuing 24 more Typhoons for Türkiye, a follow-on sale that could lift its factory-new fleet to 44 and give NATO’s southeastern flank more fighters for interception and…
Rare US RC-135U Spy Plane Lands at RAF Mildenhall as Iran Tensions Rise
The US Air Force’s RC-135U Combat Sent, callsign COBRA49, landed at RAF Mildenhall on 4 November, placing a specialist electronic intelligence aircraft in Britain as renewed US-Iran tensions…
Russia’s Su-35s Carry More R-77M Missiles, Raising Ukraine’s Air-Combat Stakes
Russia’s Su-35 fighters are appearing with heavier R-77M missile loads, signalling potentially wider deployment of a weapon designed to extend interception range and preserve terminal…
[VIDEO] Pakistan Tests Fa’az Missile From JF-17, Advances Air Combat Independence
Pakistan has flight-tested its indigenous Fa’az air-to-air missile from a JF-17 Thunder, advancing a weapons programme with implications for beyond-visual-range combat, domestic missile…
Russia’s Reported S-500 Offer Links India’s Missile Shield to Five More S-400s
Russia has reportedly tied Indian access to the S-500 Prometheus to five additional S-400 squadrons, creating a consequential trade-off between advanced missile defence, technology transfer…
India’s Su-30MKI AESA Radar Push Targets China’s Stealth Challenge
India’s Super Sukhoi programme puts the indigenous Virupaksha AESA radar at the centre of a Su-30MKI modernisation effort, linking improved sensing with domestic sustainment as regional…
India Nears Six Boeing 767 Tanker Deal to Extend Fighter Reach Across Indian Ocean
India is reportedly nearing a deal for six Boeing 767 tanker aircraft, potentially expanding fighter endurance across the Indian Ocean as unreliable Il-78MKI availability constrains aerial…
China Reports GJ-21 Stealth Drone Test on Sichuan, Widening Naval Strike Options
China reports a GJ-21 stealth drone launch and recovery aboard Type 076 Sichuan, potentially widening amphibious reconnaissance and strike options while sustained operational capability…